With the latest poll results showing her trailing by nearly 4 percentage points, Republican challenger Kim DeMarco conceded the race to incumbent Sharon Bronson on Wednesday, assuring a continued 3-2 Democratic majority on the Board of Supervisors.
In a post on her campaignâs Facebook page, DeMarco wrote, âIt is with great sadness that I tell you the Pima County Board of Supervisors will continue status quo. I want to thank all of you for your support and the kindness that you have shown me and (my husband).â
For her part, Bronson said her win in the District 3 race was âgood news for all the residents of Pima County.â
âI think itâs good news that weâre going to continue with the economic development success that weâve experienced,â she said.
County election officials told the Star on Wednesday morning that tens of thousands of ballots remained to be counted, and final results likely wouldnât be ready until the weekend.
District 1
In the only other close supervisors race, Democratic challenger Brian Bickel threw in the towel Wednesday morning after a fairly close race against Republican District 1 incumbent Ally Miller. The most recent results available showed Bickel 7 percentage points behind in the heavily Republican district.
âIâm not sitting here hoping against hope that things are going to turn around. As far as a concession, I will freely concede that I have lost this race,â Bickel said, adding later: âWe gave it our best shot and came up a little short.â
Miller handily defeated Republican primary challenger John Winchester in August by a much larger margin. She did not return calls for comment on her general-election win.
Other board races
Newcomer Republican Steve Christy handily won the District 4 race, as did incumbent Democrat Richard ElÃas in District 5. District 2 Democratic incumbent RamÃŗn Valadez faced no competition in his race.
